Category: Healthy Settings

Healthy cities: promoting health and equality: evidence for local policy and practice

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 25, 2014

By WHO Europe (2014)

This publication summarizes the evaluation of Phase V (2009–2013) of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. The evaluation findings are rooted in the enduring values such as equity, governance, partnership, participation and sustainability. Also considering the core Phase V themes, this publication focuses on policy and governance, healthy urban environments and design, caring and supportive environments, health and active living, national networks’ performance and effects on health and equity. The evaluation finds good progress among cities and networks that differs in scale and quality. The healthy cities movement adds value and allows local governments to invest in health and well-being and address inequities through novel approaches to developing health.

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Care of the Elderly Commissioning Healthy Settings Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Public health responses to an ageing society: opportunities and challenges

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 25, 2014

By International Longevity Centre (2014)

This report explores the extent to which England’s public health structures are able to respond to the ageing population after the reforms introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It argues that some localities are embracing the opportunities provided by their new public health responsibilities, by taking a life-course approach to health and by commissioning services that both encourage healthy ageing and improve the health of the current old. However, it argues that some local authorities still need support to deliver effective policies in an area as complex and fast-changing as public health.

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Children Healthy Settings Obesity Young People

Healthy patterns for healthy families: removing the hurdles to a healthy family

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 10, 2014

By The All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood (2014)

This is the first report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood which aims to develop practical policies to reduce the scale of childhood obesity by engaging with a wide variety of interests and experts in the sector.

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Children CYP Healthcare Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Poverty Young People

At what cost? exposing the impact of poverty on school life

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 10, 2014

By The Children’s Commission on Poverty (2014)

This report explains what school life is like for children living in poverty and sets out urgent changes that the Children’s Commission on Poverty recommends so that no child is isolated, stigmatised or excluded from opportunities at school.

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Cancer Care of the Elderly CYP Healthcare Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Infant Feeding Infection Control Library Long-Term Conditions Mortality Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Public Mental Health Sexual Health

Public Health England marketing strategy

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date August 27, 2014

By Public Health England (2014)

Our new national public health system represents a once in a lifetime
opportunity to improve people’s lives. In this document Public Health England’s
national health marketing team outlines how it will support this new system
to deliver.

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Health Protection (Emergency planning Healthy Settings Long-Term Conditions Mortality seasonal mortality) Self-Management Well-Being

Supporting people to manage their health: an introduction to patient activation

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date June 17, 2014

By The King’s Fund (2014)

With 60 to 70 per cent of premature deaths caused by detrimental health behaviours, it is vital that people engage more with improving their own health. This paper introduces a way of conceptualising and measuring that engagement known as ‘patient activation’. Patient activation can be used to reduce health inequalities and deliver improved outcomes, better quality care and lower costs. Drawing on US and UK-based evidence, the paper describes the robust patient-reported measure used to gauge patient activation.

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Accident Prevention Alcohol Cancer Care of the Elderly Community Safety CVD CYP Healthcare Health Protection (Emergency planning Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Infant Feeding Infant Mortality Infection Control Library Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Local Government Long-Term Conditions Mortality Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality) Tobacco & Drugs

Public health in government: 1 year on

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date May 30, 2014

By Local Government Association (2014)

Public health made the formal transfer to local government in April 2013, with the hope of tackling the wider social and economic determinants of poor health. This publication aims to capture the thoughts of those working in the new system with contributions from councillors, directors of public health, providers, commissioners, GPs, academics and other key decision makers.

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Accident Prevention Community Safety Healthy Settings Nutrition Obesity Oral Health Physical Activity Well-Being

Active by design: designing places for healthy lives

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date May 23, 2014

By Design Council (2014)

This guide looks at how the design of buildings and public spaces in cities and towns can lead to positive changes in our lifestyle and ultimately to greater levels of physical activity. It outlines the key facts which detail the problems of inactivity; examples of action which could be taken; and suggestions for different sectors and professions.

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